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Chapter XI
VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts. Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her. “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled. “I’d go a-courting.” Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.”
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From this reading “I’d go a-courting.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading “I’d go a-courting.”
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
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From this reading “I’d go a-courting.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
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From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
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From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nita laughed at him, as if her heart were light as his, and turned once—in vanity—to be sure that he was watching her go down the hill.
which person or people
From this reading Straight and slim she went, and an old tinker who met her on the road stood and gaped at her.
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From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading VENOM Nita Langrish, later in the day of Hardcastle’s home-coming with the pedlar’s girl, took her way up to Logie between the melting drifts.
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From this reading “Begosh, I wish I was younger,” he chuckled.
